Application Logistics
•Apply through the College of the Ozarks online application
•After processing the application, the College emails access to its application process portal
•Completed applications by December 31 receive initial consideration for the following fall class
•Completed files after December 31 are reviewed as they are completed
Eligibility
•Minimum 3.0 high school GPA
•Preferred test score: 20 ACT / 1030 SAT / 63 CLT
•Financial need is an essential requirement, waived for up to 10% of each entering class
Enrollment
•Full-time students participate in the on-campus Work Education Program
•Students must be at least 17 by the first day of Character Camp for the semester they are applying
Admission Pathway
•Apply for admission to the Teacher Education program by the end of the fourth semester
•Teacher Education admission requires minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA, 18 ACT composite or equivalent, 30 completed semester hours, and at least one consecutive semester at C of O
•Student teaching authorization requires minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA, 2.5 content-area GPA, 3.0 professional education GPA, completion of certification requirements, and C- or higher in required content and professional education courses
•Passing the content-specific Praxis exam is required before student teaching
Program Requirements
•Speech and Theatre Education requires theatre/content coursework plus professional education coursework
•Program completion follows College of the Ozarks Teacher Education Program and Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education certification standards
